Lemmy Kilmister – Rickenbacker 4004LK – "Rickenbastard"

Lemmy received the first incarnation of the Rickenbastard as a gift from bandmate Phil Campbell. It was a Rickenbacker 4001 with a Gibson Thunderbird pickup in the bridge position and a metal headstock plate that read—you guessed it—“Rickenbastard.”* Around the turn of the millennium, Rickenbacker produced a limited edition of the Lemmy Kilmister Signature 4004LK.

Sixty bastards were made in all, each sporting an elaborately hand-carved walnut top, white-checked binding, three pickups instead of the 4004’s customary two, gold hardware, and maple neck with rosewood fretboard.